Igoumenitsa to Panevėžys by train
Travel from Igoumenitsa (Greece) to Panevėžys (Lithuania) by train (1830km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Igoumenitsa in Greece to Panevėžys in Lithuania, the main route leads via Serbia, Hungary and Poland. Please read the following information and blog posts.
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1830 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Igoumenitsa to Panevėžys, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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Panevėžys - Igoumenitsa / Athens - Kaunas / Athens - Klaipeda / Thessaloniki - Vilnius / Thessaloniki - Kaunas / Thessaloniki - Klaipeda / Piraeus - Vilnius / Piraeus - Kaunas / Piraeus - Klaipeda / Larissa - Vilnius1 Igoumenitsa (Greece) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Bucharest (Romania) - Budapest (Hungary) - Warsaw (Poland) - Vilnius (Lithuania) - Panevėžys (Lithuania)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Igoumenitsa (Greece) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
Travel from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki by bus. There is no train connection available.
The bus journey time from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki is 4 hours with a stop half the way. Buy your bus ticket from 38 EUR. There are normally 3 buses per day. The KTEL bus network in Greece offers comfortable, air-conditioned buses.
From the ferry terminal you have to walk 10 minutes to the south to get to the KTEL bus terminal. There are many cafes, restaurants and shops nearby so make sure that you buy a few snacks and drinks before leaving since there is no catering on board of the bus.
Once the bus arrives you just give your luggage to the driver who puts it in the designated luggage compartment. You then show your ticket to the driver and board the bus. Your seat number is printed on your bus ticket.
Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity bus station is one of the biggest and most impressive bus stations in Greece. To get from the bus station to the train station of Thessaloniki you have to use the urban bus lines 45, 45A or 45B. The departure is in front of the terminal. The journey time is 10 minutes with a ticket price of 1 EUR. The bus runs every hour. If you want to walk, it is a way of 30 minutes (2,5 kilometres).
From Thessaloniki bus station you have three bus connections daily to Istanbul. The journey time is 10 hours and ticket fares start at 45 EUR.
Find the exact bus schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links. Or use this website: www.ktel-thesprotias.gr
Where to buy a ticket from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki?
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Thessaloniki - Igoumenitsa
1b Travelling from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Sofia (Bulgaria)
Travel from Thessaloniki to Sofia by direct day train. The journey time is 8:30 hours. Buy your train ticket for 18 EUR at the train station in Thessaloniki.
The departure time in Thessaloniki is 05:50. The arrival time in Sofia is 14:20. There are always seats available therefore it is no problem to buy the ticket at the day of departure, even very early in the morning at Thessaloniki railway station.
Note (2022/2023): currently the train traffic is interrupted and you have to travel by bus. The bus ticket price is 15-20 EUR. Buy it via the given links or on union-ivkoni.com
No discount with Interrail/Eurail.
Where to buy a ticket from Thessaloniki to Sofia?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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Sofia - Thessaloniki
1c Travelling from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Sofia to Bucharest by direct train connection. The journey time is 9:40 hours. The ticket fare is 161 RON (33 EUR).
The departure time in Sofia is 07:20. And the arrival time in Bucharest is 17:00. In off-season (October to May) you have to change trains in Ruse (Bulgaria). Arrival time in Ruse is 13:20. Departure time in Ruse is 14:15. You can save money if you split your ticket booking: buy one ticket for Sofia to Ruse and a second ticket for Ruse to Bucharest.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Sofia to Bucharest?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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Bucharest - Sofia
1d Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Budapest (Hungary)
Travel from Bucharest to Budapest by overnight train or by day train. The journey time is 15 hours. Train tickets start from 29 EUR.
The overnight train is comfortable and the recommended way of travel. It offers couchettes for 4 or 6 persons per compartment with ticket fares from 39 EUR. And sleeper compartments for one to three travellers with ticket fares from 55 EUR. The departure time in Bucharest is 17:45 and the arrival time in Budapest is 08:50.
Beside the overnight train there is a comfortable air-conditioned Intercity train which run at daytime. Ticket fares start from 29 EUR. The departure time in Bucharest is at 05:45 and the arrival time in Budapest is 19:50.
As third option there is the overnight train "Dacia Express". It offers sleeper compartments as well with shower and toilet. Its travel destination is Vienna (Austria), therefore the arrival time in Budapest is very early at 04:50. The departure time in Bucharest is 14:00. The ticket fares are the same like mentioned above.
All in all it is a recommended rail trip trough the beautiful scenery of the Carpathian mountains and into Transylvania.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Budapest?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 346 Bucharest - Vienna / EN 472 Bucharest - Budapest
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Budapest - Bucharest
1e Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Warsaw (Poland)
Travel from Budapest to Warsaw by train. There exists one direct day train and one direct overnight train. More train connections are available with a change of trains. The journey time is 10:30 hours. The ticket price starts at 19 EUR.
1) Travel by day train connection.
The journey time is 10:30 hours. The departure time in Budapest is 08:40. The arrival time in Warsaw is 19:10. The ticket price starts at 19 EUR.
2) Travel by overnight train EN476.
The departure time in Budapest is 19:25. The arrival time in Warsaw is 09:10. The train offers the following service categories:
- standard seats from 19 EUR.
- shared compartments with 4 or 6 beds from 49/59 EUR.
- private compartments with 3, 2 or 1 bed (optional with private shower and toilet) from 69/89/129 EUR.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Warsaw?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 476/456/406 Budapest - Warsaw / EN 407/477 Warsaw - Budapest
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Warsaw - Budapest
1f Travelling from Warsaw (Poland) to Vilnius (Lithuania)
To travel from Poland to Lithuania by train, you have currently only one train connection on weekends. Therefore the journey by bus is the easiest way.
If you want to travel by train, first buy a train ticket of Polish railways from your departure station to Bialystok. And a second train ticket from Bialystok to your destination in Lithuania via Lithuanian railways.
Calculate with a train ticket price of 22 EUR for the journey from Warsaw via Bialystok to Vilnius.
Find exact train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Warsaw to Vilnius?
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Warsaw - Vilnius
train company:
PKP IC Polskie Koleje Państwowe Intercity / LIT Lietuvos geležinkeliai / LUX Lux Express
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Vilnius - Warsaw / Warsaw - Kaunas / Warsaw - Klaipeda / Krakow - Vilnius / Krakow - Kaunas / Gdańsk - Vilnius / Gdańsk - Klaipeda / Katowice - Vilnius / Szczecin - Vilnius / Łódź - Vilnius
Where to buy a ticket from Vilnius to Panevėžys?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Standard - 2 klasės (LIT2kl)
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Vilnius - Riga / Vilnius - Warsaw
train company:
LIT Lietuvos geležinkeliai / LUX Lux Express
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Panevėžys - Vilnius / Vilnius - Kaunas / Vilnius - Klaipeda / Kaunas - Vilnius / Kaunas - Klaipeda
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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